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FHWA was created on October 15, 1966, and in 1967 the functions of the Bureau of Public Roads were transferred to FHWA. The Office of Road Inquiry was the first predecessor to FHWA formed October 3, 1893. The name of the Office of Road Inquiry was changed to the Office of Public Roads in 1918. ................
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